Word: roosevelt
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...impression made by General Pershing's "Lafayette, we are here." Perhaps he would have caused an even greater thrill had he said, "Lafayette, nous sommes arrivés." But it remained for another U. S. soldier and statesman to make so perfect a gesture. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, after taking oath last week on his late great father's presidential Bible as ninth U. S. civil governor at San Juan. Porto Rico, spoke in Spanish the first 200 words of his inaugural speech. The remainder of the speech was delivered in English, but inasmuch as no previous...
...Roosevelt contributed to the fitness of things by dancing a native danza with Senator Antonio R. Barcelo, political strong man. Also, the new Governor stood up, grinning, for ''La Borinquena," unofficial island anthem, as well as for "The Star Spangled Banner...
This action was taken at the regular meeting of the executive committee, held yesterday afternoon. The members of this committee are Dean G.H. Chase '96, Dean Willard Learoyd Sperry, George Wigglesworth '74, C.G. Chase '30, James Roosevelt '30 and J.H. Lane '28, graduate secretary...
This year the committee of the P. B. H. is as follows: James Roosevelt '30, president; C. G. Chase '30, treasurer; and J. H. Lane '28, graduate secretary. John Cross '30 is the chairman of the Budget Committee...
...cigar-stand in Coney Island, acted in Elizabeth, N. J., in Hatchetation (originally Ten Nights in a Bar-room), lectured in a burlesque show in Springfield, Mass. Hearing President McKinley was shot, she lost favor by saying "I have no sympathy for this friend of the brewers." When President Roosevelt refused to receive her, she revealed that he was a cigaret-smoker, also that "Government, like dead fish, stinks worse at the head." In 1911 she died in Leavenworth Kan. "Faithful to the Cause of Prohibition; She Hath Done What She Could" - so ran her epitaph...